fooling

Example Sentences

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It’s a disguise “Obsession” wears so well that it’s fooling people into thinking this perfectly adequate film marks the arrival of a new horror classic.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

Are we fooling ourselves to think our taxes matter to our moral responsibility?

From Slate • May 11, 2026

“We can delude ourselves for a while that this is not a real cost, but we’re only fooling ourselves at the end of the day,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

So Théodore started an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, called "Insane AI Slop" and started calling out and poking fun at the content he came across that was fooling people.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

“Please don’t be mad, okay? We were just fooling around.”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee